carehome.co.uk 2026 Top 20 Care Home Awards
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Our Care Home Awards 2026 celebrate excellence in care by recognising the Top 20 Individual Care Homes across 12 UK regions. These prestigious awards honour homes that have received outstanding reviews from those who matter most – residents, service users, and their families and friends.
All care homes listed on carehome.co.uk are automatically entered into the Top 20 Individual Care Home Awards. To qualify as a winner, care homes must meet all the following criteria:
- Have a review score which might place them in the Top 20 in their region at 11.59 pm on the cut-off date, Friday 30th January 2026
- Have 5 or more reviews published in the awards timeframe (between 1st February 2025 and 30th January 2026)
- Be compliant with their regulatory authority as per our specified criteria
Our Care Home Group Awards 2026 celebrate excellence in care by recognising the Top 20 highest-rated Care Home Groups in the UK, across 4 categories. These prestigious awards honour care homes that have received outstanding reviews from those who matter most – residents, service users, and their families and friends.
All care home groups listed on carehome.co.uk are automatically entered into the Top 20 Care Home Group Awards. To qualify as a winner, a group must meet all the following criteria:
- Have a group review score which might place them in the Top 20 in their group size category at 11.59 pm on the cut-off date, Friday 30th January 2026
- Have at least 75% care homes in the group (where a group consists of care homes and extra care housing, only care homes are counted)
- Have at least 75% regulatory-compliant homes within their group as per our specified criteria
The 4 categories in the Care Home Group Awards are:
- Top 20 Large Care Home Groups 2026 (25+ Care Homes)
- Top 20 Mid-Size Large Care Home Groups 2026 (13-24 Care Homes)
- Top 20 Mid-Size Care Home Groups 2026 (7-12 Care Homes)
- Top 20 Small Care Home Groups 2026 (2-6 Care Homes)